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From Four Diamonds Child to THON Captain

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Centre County Gazette

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Brady Lucas was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia at age eight, in 2005.

As Penn State Hershey patient and Four Diamonds child, he was ‘adopted’ by Phi Kappa Sigma, and now a Penn State student his journey with THON has come full circle.

‘Through THON and everything, that was my main reasoning for wanting to come to Penn State,’ Lucas says. ‘It was the school that saved my life. If I didn’t have Penn State or THON… I don’t know where I’d be today.’

Centre County Report’s Lesly Salazar shares Lucas’ story.

This video is produced by and for Centre County Report and shared through a partnership with StateCollege.com.

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